ZWISCHENSPIEL


Meaning of ZWISCHENSPIEL in English

ˈtsfishənˌshpēl, ˈtsvi- noun

Etymology: German, from zwischen between (from Middle High German, from Old High German zwiskēn, dative plural, both, from zwisk, adjective, twofold, from an old distributive numeral akin to Gothic tweihnai two each) + spiel play, from Old High German spil — more at betwixt , spiel

: a musical interlude : intermezzo

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